The women’s soccer team finishes the charge for the European Championship trip by meeting Brazil in front of a record audience at Friends arena. On Monday, one day before the match, it was still unclear whether team captain Caroline Seger will be able to play her 230th A-international match.
Seger got a slap on the foot during Saturday’s training at the camp in Båstad. It opened up a wound that, among other things, has made it difficult to wear football shoes. But after training fully on Monday, the 37-year-old was optimistic.
Despite a bandaged right foot, she said:
“Sitting stupidly”
– It still felt completely okay today, I must be happy that it has gone so well these days. I got a wound that is very stupid. But we have treated it and tried to protect it as best we can.
Over 34,000 tickets have been sold for Tuesday’s match. Especially because it would be extra heavy not to be able to play, says Seger.
– Of course it would have been very boring. There are very few occasions like this in one’s career and considering my age I do not know how many times I get to experience things like this. But we can only hope that I can go out and experience this tomorrow and enjoy everyone who comes here.
Everyone trained
Federation captain Peter Gerhardsson chooses his habit of not revealing much before the match. In any case, all 23 players trained on Monday, including Juventus defender Linda Sembrant who, like Caroline Seger, had problems with one foot.
– Everyone participated and everyone is heading in the right direction. Then we’ll see. Had it been a European Championship final, everyone could have played, but now it is not. And then I have to be wise in how we take out and load players, says Peter Gerhardsson.